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The Story of Chicken Little
 Xiâojïde Gùshì
1 This is the story of Chicken Little,
 1 Zhè shì Xiâo Jïde gùshì.
2 a chickie that became alarmed
 2 Yôu yì-zhï xiâojï shòujïngle, tä
imagining that the sky was falling down.
 yîwéi tiän yào tä xiàláile.
3 One day this chickie was in the garden
 3 Yôu yìtiän, zhè-zhï xiâojï zài yuánzi-li.
4 when suddenly a leaf, a very large
 4 Türán yípiàn shùyè, yípiàn hên dàde
leaf, fell on her head.
 shùyè, diàodào täde tóu-shàng.
5 The poor chickie was startled and,
 5 Zhè-zhï kêliánde xiâojï kê xiàhuàile,
imagining that the sky was falling,
 yîwéi tiän yào täle, jiù biän pâo
started to run, screaming:
 biän hân qîlái:
6 "Peep, mommy, where are you?"
 6 "Jï, jï, mämä, nî zài nâli, mämä?"
7 "Cluck, cluck, here I am, chickie,
 7 "Gë, gë, wô zài zhèli, xiâo jï,
what happened?"
 chüle shénme shì?"
8 "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
 8 "Tiän yào täle! Tiän yào täle!"
9 "How do you know, chickie?"
 9 "Nî zêmme zhïdàode, xiâo jï?"
10 "I saw it with my very own eyes,
 10 "Wô qïn'yân kànjiànde, yôu yí-kuài tiän
and a piece of it fell on my head.
 luòdào wô tóu-shàng.
11 I'm telling you the truth."
 11 Wô shuöde shì zhënhuà."
12 "Let's flee! screamed the hen.
 12 "Zánmen kuài táo ba!" mûjï jiänjiàodào.
Let's flee, run!"
 "Kuài táo, kuài pâo."
13 "Duck, duck, where are you, Duck?"
 13 "Yäzi, yäzi, nî zài nâli, yäzi?"
14 "Quack, quack, here I am. What
 14 "Guä, guä, wô zài zhèli, chüle shénme
happened? What happened?"
 shì, chüle shénme shì?"
15 "The sky's falling! The sky's falling!"
 15 "Tiän yào täle! Tiän yào täle!."
16 "How do you know, hen?"
 16 "Nî zênme zhïdào de, mûjï?"
17 "The chickie told me."
 17 "Xiâo jï gàosu wô de."
18 "How do you know, chickie?"
 18 "Nî zênme zhïdào de, jïwa?"
19 "I saw it with my very own eyes
 19 "Wô qïn'yân kànjiànde, yôu yí-kuài
and a piece of fell on my head.
 tiän 'pëng'de luòdào wô tóu-shàng.
20 I'm telling you the truth."
 20 Wô shuöde shì zhënhuà."
21 "Let's flee, " screamed the duck.
Let's flee! Let's flee! Run!
 21 "Zánmen kuài táo ba!" yä jiänshëng jiàodào. "Kuài táo, kuài pâo."
22 "Goose, goose, where are you, goose?"
 22 "E, é, nî zài nâli?"
23 "Honk, honk, here I am, duck.
 23 "Ang, áng, wô zài zhèli,
What happened?"
 Chü shénme shì la?"
24 "The sky's falling! The sky's falling!"
 24 "Tiän yào täle! Tiän yào täle!"
25 "How do you know, Duck?"
 25 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, yä?"
26 "The hen told me.
 26 "Mûjï gàosu wôde."
27 "How do you know, hen?"
 27 "Nî zênme zhïdào de, mûjï?"
28 "The chickie told me."
 28 "Xiâo jï gàosu wôde."
29 "How do you know, chickie?"
 29 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, xiâo jï?"
30 "I saw it with my very own eyes and
a piece of it fell on my head.
 30 "Wô qïn'yân kànjiànde, yôu yí-kuài luòzài wô tóu-shàng.
31 I'm telling you the truth."
 31 Wô shuöde döu shì zhënhuà."
32 "Let's flee!" screamed the goose.
 32 "Zánmen kuài táo ba!" é jiänjiàodào,
"Let's flee! Run!"
 "Kuài táo, kuài pâo!"
33 "Turkey, Turkey, where are you?”
 33 "Huôjï, huôjï, nî zài nâli, huôjï?"
34 "Gobble, gobble. Here I am, goose.
 34 "Gülü, gülu, wô zài zhèli, é.
What happened? What happened?"
 Chü shénme shì la, chü shénme shì la?"
35 "The sky's falling! The sky's falling!"
 35 Tiän yào täle! Tiän yào täle!"
36 "How do you know, Goose?"
 36 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, é?"
37 "The duck told me."
 37 "Yä gàosu wô de."
38 "How do you know, Duck?"
 38 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, yä?"
39 "The hen told me."
 39 "Mûjï gàosu wôde".
40 "How do you know, hen?'
 40 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, mûjï?"
41 "The chickie told me."
 41 "Xiâo jï gàosu wô de."
42 "How do you know, chickie?"
 42 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, xiâo jï?"
43 "I saw it with my very own eyes and a
 43 Wô qïn'yân kànjiànde, yôu
piece of it fell on my head.
 yí-kuài tiän luòzài wô tóu-shàng.
44 I'm telling you the truth."
 44 Wô shuöde döu shì zhënhuà."
45 "Let's flee!" screamed the turkey.
 45 "Zánmen kuài táo ba!" huôjï jiänshëng
"Let's flee! Run!"
 jiàodào. "Kuài táo, kuài pâo!"
46 "Fox, Fox, where are you, Fox?"
 46 "Húli, húli, nî zài nâli, húli?"
47 "Yif, yif. Here I am.
 47 "Yï, yï, wô zài zhèli.
What happened?"
 Chüle shénme shì?"
48 "The sky's falling! The sky's falling!"
 48 "Tiän yào täle! Tiän yào täle!"
49 "How do you know, turkey?"
 49 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, huôjï?"
50 "The goose told me."
 50 "É gàosu wô de."
51 "How do you know, goose?"
 51 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, é?"
52 "The duck told me."
 52 "Yä gàosu wô de."
53 "How do you know, duck?"
 53 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, yä?"
54 "The hen told me."
 54 "Mûjï gàosu wô de."
55 "How do you know, hen?"
 55 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, mûjï?
56 "The chickie told me."
 56 "Xiâo jï gàosu wô de."
57 "How do you know, chickie?"
 57 "Nî zênme zhïdàode, xiâo jï."
58 "I saw it with my very own eyes
 58 "Wô qïn’yân kànjiànde, yôu
and a piece of it fell on my head."
 yí-kuài tiän luòzài wô tóu-shàng.
59 I'm telling you the truth."
 59 Wô shuöde döu shì zhënhuà."
60 The fox thinks a bit and says:
 60 Húli xîangle yìhuîr, shuödào:
"Don't be afraid.
 "Búyào hàipà.
61 I will save you.
 61 Wô lái jiù nîmen.
62 Come with me to my cave."
 62 Gën wô lái, dào wôde dòng-li qù ba."
63 And all the animals go with
 63 "Suôyôu zhèxië dòngwù döu gënzhe
the fox into her den.
 húli jìnle täde dòng.
64 Then the fox kills them and eats
 64 Yúshì, húli bâ tämen shäsî,
them all.
 quán chïdiàole.
65 Poor animals!
 65 Kêliánde dòngwù a!